Ash tray and support therefor



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ASH TRAY AND SUPPORT THEREFOR Filed Sept. 20, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 1%;I *qg w 5 i it: 24 v v Lug INVENTOR fiermefifiefobxzs'm ATTORNEY Jufiy4,, 1933. K. B. JOHNSON ASH TRAY AND SUPPORT THEREFOR Filed. Sept. 20,1929 2 Sheets-Sheet ,2

DE 7 i 5 2 fi W2 3. ill; 2 A w/ 1 p o w INVENTOR KenmZJo/fimscw ATTORNEYUNITED sTA s Patented July {1, 1933 v PATENT j v OFFICE KENNETH'B.JoHnsoN, or KEW GARDENS, NEW YORK ASH TRAY AND SUI'PORTTTHEREFORApplication filed September'20, 1929. Serial No. sashes,

This invention is concerned in new and useful improvements in ash trays;and supports therefor. 1 I

A mainobject of the invention is to provide a simple, compact,economically manufactured construction of ashtray and supporting frame,which may be-readily marketed a reasonableprice tobe sold alreadyaoplied to a card or other table or support and which maybe easily andquickly appliedto the table or support by the purchaser himself withoutany particular trouble or requirement as to mechanical skill. I

' further object is to provide a construction which will permitthe trayand the SUP? porting frameto be tucked or folded out of when taken inconnection with the accom panying drawings 'which illustrate presentpreferred forms of the invention, which form part of the specification,and in which, 7

Fig. l is a plan view of a support ith the device attached thereto andinoperative position; i i

V Fig. 2'is a side elevation, of the support with the device shown inoperativeposition; Fig. is an inverted plan view of the, device foldedaway against the leg of the support when the ,table or support is foldedup; Fig. 41 is a side elevation of the construe tion shown in Fig. 3;

5 is an inverted-plan view of a modiv fied form ofthe invention adaptedfor use with modified forms of and,

supporting the tray. 7

In general contemplation'of the invention, it is to be noted that itcomprises, briefly, an ash tray and a supporting frame pivoted to asupport such as a card table and preferably to a leg thereof. Theashtray is preferably removably supported from this frame and thesupporting legs 6 is a modified form of the frame for he leg 11- latchedtherein; The tray-supporting frame isprovidedwith means whereby it isresili- 'efntly gripped to the table leg when folded The table istherea'gainst when not in use. provlded with means'whereby the frame isheld in operative position when swung into that position. The frame isfurther provided with means whereby its position on the sup port or theleg can ,be easily and quickly adjusted and varied to adapt itto usewith: different types of supports or legs and to sup-' ports where thebraces are not disposed there.- on in a standard manner.

. As shown in the drawings, the device is adapted to be attached to'asupport-such as a card table '10 having foldabl'e legs 11.; To

this support, preferably to one of the legsll,

there is pivotally fastened a main plate 12 of a tray supporting frame.The outer end of this plate 12is numbered 13 and is bent to lie parallelto the side of" the leg to which it is fastened. Theremainder of theplate or arm 12 isbent flatand at right angles to the portion 13 asshown. The outer end of the frame arm or plate 12is bent either upwardor downward but in the drawings is shown as bent upward to formupwardlyextending ears or fingers 14 and 15 which are spaced apart and have attheir upper endsresilient bent-over portions 16and'17 which may-act asgrips against the top edges of theash tray 18 which is slipped on thesupporting arm 12 7 between the spaced fingersl i and 15. The movementof the tray in a direction at right angles to the supporting arm 12 islimited by the stop arm or finger 19 which is upwardly extended from across arm 20 connected to the middle portion of the arm 12.

.It will'be noted that the ash trayhas at two opposite sides outwardlyextending flanges such as 21 and 22 on which are formed the depressionssuch as'23 on-which cigars and cigarettesare suitably held. will also benoted that when the ashtray and its support are folded back against theleg llthat oneof the flanges above mentionedsuch as 23 lies snugly overthe adjacent flat face of 7 arm 12 withthe leg 11 and the'a'sli tray 18,the arm 12 is provided with a laterally extending gripping arm'or'finger 24 which as shown in Fig.- 3 extends over. the adjacent topof the leg 11 and then downward alongthe opposite side of the leg togrip the leg and tend to hold the supporting frame firmly Between thepivot point of'the Jud against the leg when folded thereagainst.

At the same time, the side of the main portion of the ash tray adjacentthe flange 23 is bearing against the other side of the leg 11 andbetween this side of the tray and the grip of the finger 24 the traysupporting frame is held firmly against the leg when they are folded inbeneath the bottom of the" stance this portion isnot pivotally connectedto the leg 11 but is pivotally connected to a similarly bent end of anadjustable arm or plate 25 which has a longitudinal slot 26 therein andreceives pins 27 and 28 set therein and fastened to the table leg orother support so as to permit the arm 25 to be moved along the leg orsupport and adjust the position of the point around which the frame forthe tray will pivot with respect to the leg or support. This will permitthe tray and its support being attached to many types of supports orlegs where the construction may be such as to prohibit the fixation ofthe frame to any particular point thereon.

In Fig. 6, is shown a modified form of the frame in Which the leggripping finger or arm 24 and the stop finger 29 are swivel led to swingto the opposite side of the main arm 12 to adapt the construction toconditions where the frame is to be attached to the other side of thesupport or leg from that shown in the'drawings.

It is quite apparent therefore that this construction is simple,economical to construct, and easily and quickly adapted to use with thesupporting table or other member either in the operative or the closedposition. The device is held firmly in position whether open or closedand requiresthe simplest operation to put it into either position.

While the invention has been described in detail and with respect to apreferred form thereof, it is to be understood that it is not tobe'limited to such forms or details since many changes and modificationsmay be made and the invention embodied in other forms without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention in its broader aspects.

Hence it is intended that this application is to cover any and all formsand modifications of the invention coming within the language or scopeof any one or more of the appended claims.

.What is claimed, is:

1. An ash tray support comprisingv a frame to which an ash tray may beremovably connected, means for pivotally connecting the frame to ahinged table leg, and means on the frame engaging the leg to hold saidframe in an inoperative position there- 2. An ash tray supportcomprising a frame to which the ash tray may be removably connected,means for pivotally connecting the frame to a hinged table legfmeansonthe frame engaging the leg to hold the frame in an inoperative positionthereon, and means on the table to hold the frame in an operativeposition whenmoved to such position.

3. An ash tray support comprising a frame to which the ash tray may beremovably connected, means for pivotally connecting the frame to ahinged table leg, means on the frame engaging the leg to hold said framein an inoperative position thereon, means on the table to hold the framein an operative position when moved to such position, and means on theframe to grip the ash tray and to limit its movement thereon in onedirection.

4. An ash tray support comprising a frame to which the ash tray may beremovably conframe to the leg of a table, means on the frame to grip theleg and hold the frame thereto when the frame is folded against the leg.i I,

5. An ash tray support comprising a frameto which the ash tray may beremove ably connected, means for pivotally connecting the frame to theleg of a table, means on the frame to grip the leg and hold the framethereto when the frame is folded against the leg, and means on the tableto be moved into position to support the frame and the tray in theoperative position. Y

6. Anash tray support comprising a frame to which the ash tray may beremovably connected, fingers on the frame to grip the tray to hold itthereon, a stop member on the frame to limit the amount to which thetray can be moved on to the frame, and a gripping finger on the frame toenable it to be held against a support ina predetermined position.

7. An ash tray support "comprising a 7

